(=shelter)abri m→ They crossed to the other side of the stream in search of cover.to take coverse mettre à l'abriunder coverà l'abriunder cover of darknessà la faveur de la nuitto break coversortir à découvertto blow sb's cover
[+spy, informer]révéler l'identité de qn→ if he were to contact them, it would blow his cover→ He has never forgiven the CIA for blowing his cover and making him a wanted man

under separate cover
[document]sous pli séparé

(for illegal activity)
couverture fa cover for sthune couverture pour qch→ It would be shocking if it were to become a cover for murder.

cover version
[+song]reprise f

album covernpochette f (de disque)

book coverncouverture f de livre→ So few book covers are designed by famous artists.

breakdown covern(INSURANCE)assistance f dépannage→ It could result in motorists paying higher prices for breakdown cover.

cloud coverncouverture f nuageuse→ Heavy cloud cover in area made it difficult for the military to track the missiles.→ ... light cloud cover→ breaks in the cloud cover

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cover forvt

(=replace)[+absentee]remplacer→ Ambrose, covering for the injured Chris Adams ...→ the opportunity to cover for colleagues who need to be absent

(=protect)[+wrongdoer]couvrir, protéger→ The mother-of-two has spent two years covering for her son Ray, who brutally murdered three men

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cover up

vt sep

[+person, object]couvrirto cover o.s. upse couvrirto cover sb up with sthcouvrir qn de qchto cover o.s. up with sthse couvrir de qch→ Cover yourself up with this sheet.

[+truth, facts]dissimuler→ There is a great deal to cover up in this case.to cover up a scandalétouffer un scandale